牛津深圳版九年级英语下册Unit 1 Period 6课件.pptVIP

Period 6More practiceStudy skillsModule 1 Explorations and exchangesOxford EnglishUnit 1Great explorations 1Show timeShare your article with your classmates. 2More practiceRead and match each paragraph with its main idea. Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.Paragraph 1 About how The Travels of Marco Polo was written.Paragraph 2 The importance of The Travels of Marco Polo.Paragraph 3 The end of Marco Polo’s life.Paragraph 4 The statue of Marco Polo is by West Lake in Hangzhou.Paragraph 5 Brief introduction to Marco Polo’s early life experience and his exploration across Asia. Fill in the blanks according to the article.Marco Polo is a famous Italian __________ and the stories of his travels across __________ are still famous today.Marco Polo, born in Venice, set off on a journey to Asia at the age of ____ and returned to Venice at the age of ______. He travelled along ____________and ______________. He loved the Chinese city ________ so much that he described it as “______________________”.Because of a war, Marco Polo was captured and ____________when he returned to Venice. While in prison, he had his stories written down in a book called _____________________. This book made his travels _________ in Europe.Marco Polo told a lot of amazing things in his stories. These stories made Europeans ______________________________ and influenced ______________________.Marco Polo died at the age of ______.explorerAsia 17 41the Silk Road throughout ChinaHangzhouthe finest city in the worldsent to prison more and more interested in the East many other explorers70The Travels of Marco Polowell known A Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions below.1 Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for?2 How were Polo’s stories written down?3 Why did Marco Polo’s stories become so popular?4 In what ways was China more developed than Europe at that time? Paper money, large cities and systems of communication.Marco Polo was a traveller and he was famous